Sony Says PS4 Sales Top 5 Million

In a much needed boost for the struggling Japanese electronics giant, Sony said sales of its PlayStation 4 game console topped 5.3 million units as of Feb. 8.

Surprisingly, Sony beat its goal to sell more than 5 million units worldwide by March even ahead of PS4’s long-awaited debut for Japanese fans on Saturday. The game console was first launched in North America in mid-November followed by Europe, Latin America and other parts of Asia, with Japan being the very last on the waiting list.

“The PS4 system’s momentum just keeps growing stronger,” Andrew House, the head of Sony’s videogame division, said in a statement Tuesday.